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Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Atos a £6 million contract to run its service desk from March 2015. mehr
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Sony has announced it will be the first TV maker to offer built-in YouView functionality. See also: Netflix arrives on YouView. mehr
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Cortana, the Windows Phone voice-activated digital assistant, now works on desktops, laptops and tablets running the preview edition of Windows 10. mehr
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Google has done a good job at keeping data-stealing Trojan apps out of Google Play, but attackers still find ways to monetize rogue apps through the store. mehr
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Der Online-Handelskonzern Amazon erwägt laut einem Medienbericht, einige Filialen der pleitebedrohten US-Elektronikkette RadioShack zu übernehmen. mehr
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Make no mistake: A year after he succeeded Steve Ballmer in the job, CEO Satya Nadella firmly controls Microsoft's fate. mehr
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SAP has announced 'S/4Hana', the successor to S/3 or SAP Business Suite, with an easier-to-use interface, disruption free migration and super-fast… mehr
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To bring its microprocessor designs to emerging markets, ARM Holdings is looking to China and its growing number of electronics vendors to help pave the way. mehr
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Sony has put an estimate to the damage caused by the massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment last year -- US$35 million. mehr
Addonics Technologies today announced two new external hard drives that also come with either a Blu-ray player or a DVD burner. mehr
Police in England and Wales have uploaded 18 million mugshots to a database - despite the fact that many are of innocent people. mehr
At Ford Motor Co., managers were struggling to work out a schedule for the growing number of people in a three-year program for new hires fresh out of college. mehr
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Sony hat sich überraschend von seinem Online-Spieleentwickler getrennt. Die New Yorker Investmentfirma Columbus Nova habe Sony Online Entertainment gekauft,… mehr
Unternehmen werten vor Sourcing-Entscheidungen zunehmend eigene Daten aus und verlassen sich künftig weniger auf Experten-Ratschläge. mehr
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Sony has put an estimate to the damage caused by the massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment last year -- US$15 million. mehr
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Ocado, which has today announced its first annual profit, has revealed plans to hire 150 IT staff during 2015. mehr
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